health care reform
Health reform law still a big deal
May 12, 2010A package arrived for me yesterday - something I ordered a while ago and then forgot about - my "Health Reform is a BFD" t-shirt! (Remember that: Joe Biden's muttered comment about just exactly how big...
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Senate clears the way for health reform vote
December 21, 2009WASHINGTON— In the wee hours of a snowbound Monday morning the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to terminate debate and move toward a final vote on health care reform legislation before they adjourn for Christmas.
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Politics and health care from the heartland
December 21, 2009As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington used to say, "Politics ain't beanbag."
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Health care reform movement fights for last minute changes
December 20, 2009WASHINGTON—The Democratic Senate leadership claimed victory in securing 60 votes to end the Republican filibuster of a health care reform bill Dec. 18 but organizations representing millions of voters said basic changes must be made to...
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CT NAACP calls on Lieberman to support health bill
November 21, 2009A Connecticut delegation of civil rights groups met with Senator Joseph Lieberman's staff yesterday to urge the Senator to support comprehensive health care reform.
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